Monadelphous secures $175m contract on BHP car dumper project

The news: Engineering group Monadelphous has been awarded a $175 million construction contract with mining giant BHP, for work at its car dumper project at Finucane Island in Port Hedland, Western Australia.

The context: The Finucane Island facility is part of BHP’s Port Hedland iron ore operations, which service production from its Pilbara mines. BHP operates a number of car dumpers across those operations, which unload bulk materials from rail wagons by rotating them and tipping onto conveyors for ship loading.

The new contract includes civil, structural, mechanical, piping and electrical works associated with the replacement of key equipment during a planned major shutdown.

What they said: "We are pleased to build on our long-standing relationship with BHP and look forward to the safe and reliable execution of the car dumper works, following the successful delivery of the Car Dumper 3 project at Nelson Point last year," said Monadelphous managing director Zoran Bebic.